WEBVTT WANTED DEAD.JIMMY?>> DALIA DIPPOLITO WILL BE SPENDING HER FIRST NIGHT BEHIND BARS AFTER BEING SECURED FOR THAT. IN THE COURT ROOM, THE PROSECUTORS WERE ECSTATIC ABOUT THE DECISION THE JURY MADE, BUT THE DEFENSE NOT DONE FIGHTING.JURORS TOOK ABOUT 90 MINUTES TO DECIDE THE FIGHT OF DALIA DIPPOLITO.>> WE THE JURY FIND AS FOLLOWS, AS TO COUNT ONE, WE FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY OF SOLICITATION TO COMMIT FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.>> IN 2009, DIPPOLITO HIRED A HIT MAN TO KILL HER HUSBAND, MICHAEL DIPPOLITO.>> KILLING SOMEBODY?COME ON.NOBODY IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO POINT A FINGER AT ME. >> HOWEVER, THE HIT MAN SHE PAID NEVER WENT THROUGH WITH THE CRIME.IN A STATEMENT, MICHAEL SAYS OBVIOUSLY THE JURY COULD SEE THROUGH THE DEFENSE'S LIES AND ANTICS, AND THEY GOT IT RIGHT.I AM 5,000% HAPPY TO SEE THAT JUSTICE WAS SERVED ONCE AGAIN.THE STATE ATTORNEY ECHOING THE SAME SENTIMENTS.>> WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE OF OUR PROSECUTORS AND STAFF HAVE LED TO JUSTICE FOR THIS VICTIM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO STRIPE TO ACHIEVE THIS FOR ALL VICTIMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.DIPPOLITO'S MOM DISTRAUT, HIDING HER FACE AS SHE WAS LEAVING THE COURT ROOM. DIPPOLITO'S DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SAY THIS TRIAL WASN'T ABOUT WHETHER HIS CLIENT WAS GUILTY, BUT STRICTLY AN ASSASSINATION OF HER CHARACTER. >> TO DEMONIZE HER, TO PORTRAY HER AS A BLACK WIDOW AND TO MAKE THIS JURY HATE HER SO BAD THAT THAT WOULD CREATE A BLINDER FOR THE JURY TO LOOK AT THE ACTUAL EVIDENCE IN THE CASE. >> A SENTENCING HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 21ST.DIPPOLITO'S DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SAY THEY PLAN TO FILE AN APPEAL.

After about two weeks of testimony, jurors took about 90-minutes to find Dalia Dippolito guilty of solicitation to commit first degree murder with a firearm.The Boynton Beach woman was on trial for the third time after she tried to hire a hit man, an undercover cop to kill her husband, Michael Dippolito in 2009. Michael Dippolito released the following statement after a decision was handed down."Obviously, the jury could see through the Defense's lies and antics and they got it right. I am 5000 % happy to see that Justice was served once again."State Attorney Dave Aronberg echoed the same sentiments. A statement from his office read, “We are pleased that the hard work and perseverance of our prosecutors and staff have to led to justice for this victim. We will continue to strive to achieve this for all victims throughout the county.”Dippolito’s mother distraught as she left a Palm Beach County courtroom.Brian Claypool, Dippolito’s lead defense attorney said this trial was not about whether his client was guilty, but strictly an assassination of her character. ”To demonize her, to portray her as a black widow, and to make this jury hate her so bad that would create a blinder for the jury to look at the actual evidence in this case,” said Claypool. Dippolito’s sentencing is scheduled for July 21.

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After about two weeks of testimony, jurors took about 90-minutes to find Dalia Dippolito guilty of solicitation to commit first degree murder with a firearm.

The Boynton Beach woman was on trial for the third time after she tried to hire a hit man, an undercover cop to kill her husband, Michael Dippolito in 2009.

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Michael Dippolito released the following statement after a decision was handed down.

"Obviously, the jury could see through the Defense's lies and antics and they got it right. I am 5000 % happy to see that Justice was served once again."

State Attorney Dave Aronberg echoed the same sentiments.

A statement from his office read, “We are pleased that the hard work and perseverance of our prosecutors and staff have to led to justice for this victim. We will continue to strive to achieve this for all victims throughout the county.”

Dippolito’s mother distraught as she left a Palm Beach County courtroom.

Brian Claypool, Dippolito’s lead defense attorney said this trial was not about whether his client was guilty, but strictly an assassination of her character.

”To demonize her, to portray her as a black widow, and to make this jury hate her so bad that would create a blinder for the jury to look at the actual evidence in this case,” said Claypool.